VERBAL ABUSE; NOT COOL!
Abuse is not always physical, it can be emotional and verbal as well. I am a strong believer in respecting those around me as well as respecting myself. I encourage and challenge everyone reading this to think before they speak; yes, even when you are angry! Below are two ways to recognize if you are the perpetrator or recipient of verbal abuse and what you can do towards ending it. Before introducing you to them; I want to make note, it is possible for the acting perpetrator or recipient to change rolls in the relationship. This is not what you want to happen. The goal here is to eliminate verbal abuse altogether. If you are saying harsh things to your spouse or partner that you, yourself, wouldn't want to hear or receive; you are the acting perpetrator. If your partner or spouse makes comments to and